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Title:

Online and App-Based Carpooling in France: Analyzing Users and Practices--A Case Study of BlaBlaCar

Accession Number:

01589053

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

This paper examines the characteristics and practices of ridesharing users in France. Ridesharing is defined as the grouping, into a private vehicle, of travelers who have a common origin and/or destination and share trip costs. Since it first appeared in France in 1958, it has evolved rapidly and attracted an increasing number of users. This growth has been largely facilitated by advanced technology. At present, there are an estimated three million carpooling users in France, but their profile and motivations are not well understood. In May 2013, the authors conducted a member survey of BlaBlaCar (n=618), the largest online and app-based carpooling service in France to analyze the socio-demographic characteristics and usage patterns of the respondents. The respondents tend to be younger and more educated than the national population in France, although their level of income is roughly similar to that of the general population. The survey results identify correlations between sociodemographic characteristics and usage elements, such as trip purpose and role as a driver or rider. Notably, users with a lower income level are more inclined to be passengers, while higher income users employ carpooling mainly as drivers. This finding indicates some equity balancing effects, which may be unique to this shared mobility mode. In addition, an ordinal regression model was developed to determine which respondent characteristics are most highly correlated with frequency of BlaBlaCar use. The results suggest that students and individuals that use the service for work trips employ it more frequently.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABE50 Standing Committee on Transportation Demand Management.

Monograph Accession #:

01584066

Report/Paper Numbers:

16-1910

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Mundler, Marie
Stocker, Adam
Shaheen, Susan

Pagination:

15p

Publication Date:

2016

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2016-1-10 to 2016-1-14
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

References; Tables

Geographic Terms:

France

Subject Areas:

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2016 Paper #16-1910

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 12 2016 4:50PM